Roman Provincial Tetrassarion 138-161 AD. Among the finest speciments known, with a collector's ticket. Gut VF

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Provincial. Thrace. Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Bronze Tetrassarion (31 mm, 20.92 g.). Gargilius Anticus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. AY T AI AΔPIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. HΓE ΓΑΡΓΙΛΙ ΑΝΤΙΚΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, River-god Hebros reclining left, holding poppy and two grain ears in his right hand and leaning left on urn from which water flows. RPC IV.1 online 7415; Varbanov 673. Good very fine. Very clear and defined image of the river god Hebros, with a magnificent glossy, green patina. Among the finest speciments known, with a collector's ticket.

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